4 h. ago Olympic legend Bradley Wiggins opens up on his cocaine hell and how he SNORTED the drug off a gold medal: 'I don't know how I'm still alive'

The Tour de France champion and five-time Olympic gold medallist revealed earlier this year that he had struggled with a drug addiction following his retirement from the sport in 2016.

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5 h. ago Bradley Wiggins 'doesn't know how he's alive' after he sniffed cocaine off Olympic gold medal

British Olympic icon and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has admitted he doens't know how he's still alive after cocaine binges saw him sniffing it off his Olympic gold medal

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3 d. ago ‘I’m the total opposite to Cav and Brad’: Geraint Thomas on how a normal bloke won the Tour de France

The two-time Olympic gold medallist details the grit and sacrifice needed to succeed and says Ineos are held to a different standard than other teams“I’m pretty laidback and don’t take myself too seriously off the bike,” Geraint Thomas says as, in retirement, the 2018 Tour de France winner reflects on the contrast between his relaxed public persona and his real self. “I think people assume I’m like that in every aspect of my life. But when it came to training and racing I took it really seriously. I did everything I could to reach my very best and always go as deep as possible. I had that determination to perform.”The 39-year-old Welshman pauses as he thinks of his old contemporaries Mark Cavendish and Bradley Wiggins: “Cav was obviously a lot more outspoken. I didn’t tend to tell people what I was hoping to do. And Brad’s spoken recently about how he had troubles in the past while he portrayed the whole rock-star image. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK pensioners snorting cocaine on the rise as even OAPs in their 90s are getting high

Hospitals are seeing a surge in admissions for coked-up OAPs who are in some cases as old as 90, as NHS figures show 723 pensioners needed hospital treatment between March 2023 and March 2024

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4 d. ago Pensioners snorting cocaine skyrockets as UK hospitals in crisis

Recent NHS data has shown that 723 over-65s were admitted between March 2023 and March 2024 for cocaine-related issues, including a handful in their 90s

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4 d. ago Number of OAPs admitted to hospital for snorting cocaine soars... including pensioners in their 90s

Of 723 snorting seniors who sought medical treatment for using the Class A drug in the year to March, eight were aged above 90.

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7 d. ago How Keith Urban once snorted $320K worth of cocaine over a few days

To many on the outside, Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban had the picture-perfect marriage.

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2 w. ago Laura Kenny's baby heartbreak, marriage to Olympian and live TV controversy

Laura Kenny is Team GB's most decorated female Olympian and a legend of her sport, but her life away from the track has seen her face heartbreak and loss

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2 w. ago Olympics legend Michael Johnson reveals why he really returned gold medal

Michael Johnson won five gold medals in an incredible career as an Olympic athlete but he decided to return his final medal, and he has spoken out on that surprise decision

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2 w. ago Three Plymouth Argyle fans hit with football bans after 'openly snorting cocaine' at Cardiff City match

All three 21-year-olds were arrested at Cardiff City Stadium

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2 w. ago Drug dealer with gold chains and 'expensive clothing' must pay back thousands

When police raided Cameron Thomas' home they had found cash, gold chains and necklaces, and "articles of expensive clothing".

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2 w. ago Gender reveal party dad sank 10 pints, snorted cocaine and stabbed bouncer

Jailed Luke Allman, 26, sank 10 pints and snorted cocaine before stabbing a bouncer in a rage on a night out that was supposed to celebrate the gender of his first child

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4 w. ago Usain Bolt fires warning to Gout Gout ahead of World Championships debut

There is plenty of excitement about Australian sprinter Gout Gout, with hopes the 17-year-old can follow in the footsteps of Olympic legend Usain Bolt, but man himself has issued a warned to the teenager

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4 w. ago Olympic swimming legend marks ten years in Stirling as he brings back latest medal

Duncan Scott added to his glittering career accolades with his World Championship gold in Singapore - with the swimming legend back in training in the Stirling pool.

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